Gorm Wisweh (born in

Svaneke Svaneke (''Swencke'' in 1410, from old Danish ''swan'' swan and ''*wīka'' inlet) is a small town on the eastern coast of the Baltic island of Bornholm, Denmark. It lies mainly in Svaneke parish and partly in Ibsker parish. It is Denmark's easte ...

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) is a Danish TV-cook,

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author, and restauranteur.

Career

Wisweh began to bake pizzas in his mother's café in

on the island of

Bornholm Bornholm () is a List of islands of Denmark, Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland. Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. I ...

in 2003. In 2008, he and five others opened the Italian restaurant ''Magstræde 16'', on Magstræde in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

, where he acted as the

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. He founded ''Gorm's Pizza'', a chain of pizza restaurants, which has earned him the nickname "the Pizza King" () in the Danish media. The first ''Gorm's'' outside Copenhagen opened in Brandts Klædefabrik in

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in May 2017. A 67% share of the company was acquired by Orkla in 2018. The opening of eight new restaurants was announced after the acquisition. In 2021, the chain's founders reacquired a controlling stake in the company.

Personal life

Gorm was born in

, where his parents owned the local hotel. He started making pizzas for his friends when he was 11 or 12 years old. He moved to

to study, but came back to Bornholm to make pizzas in his mother's cafe. He was married in 2018 and has two children.

Television appearances

* 2016 ''Vild med dans'', TV2 * 2017 ''Vild med fisk'', DR2 * 2019 ''Over Atlanten'', TV5 * 2020 '' Maddysten'': Co-host and judge, DR1

Books

* 2016 ''Nordisk tang : en kogebog fra havet,'' * 2015 ''Mine Favoritter,'' * 2013 ''Gorm og 100% din ret,'' * 2011 ''Gorms gryder'', Vandkunsten * 2009 ''Pizza'',

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References

Living people People from Bornholm Danish chefs Danish restaurateurs Danish cookbook writers Restaurant founders Pizza chain founders {{DEFAULTSORT:Wisweh, Gorm Year of birth missing (living people)